Official UK procurement notice
Kerbside Fibres & Mixed Containers (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)
Authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council are seeking offers from suitably licenced service providers to receive, treat and/or dispose of a number of resource streams with a view to managing them in accordance with the waste hierarchy.
The contract requirements are split into two waste streams over two separate lots as detailed within ‘Kerbside Fibres & Mixed Containers Specification’ within the Invitation to Tender (ITT) and shown below.
The contract(s) will be awarded on lot basis, with the Tenderer being able to bid for one, any or all of the lots without penalty.
1 - Fibres (mixed paper, card & cardboard) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)
2 - Containers (metals, plastics & cartons) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)
- Recurrence: On expiry of the contract term (intent for initial contract term is 2.5 years) and any exercised extensions.
CPV: Household-refuse disposal services · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse recycling services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Fibres (mixed paper, card & cardboard) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)AwardedRenewal
This resource stream consists of all paper fibres collected at the kerbside in DGC’s “Paper, Card and Cardboard” blue bins in the Nithsdale and Stewartry operational areas of Dumfries and Galloway and in skips from the HWRCs in these areas.
This material is offered loose (i.e., not baled). This Lot will be collected by the winning bidder in their own (or a suitably qualified sub-contractor’s) walking floor articulated vehicle, or another suitable vehicle type as agreed.
(EWC 20 01 01)
Lot #2Containers (metals, plastics & cartons) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)AwardedRenewal
This resource stream consists of all the containers dry recyclate stream (i.e., food & drink cans; plastic bottles, pots, tubs & trays; and food & drink cartons (aka ‘Tetra-Paks’)) collected at the kerbside in DGC’s “Metals, Plastics and Cartons” red bins in the Nithsdale and Stewartry operational areas of Dumfries and Galloway and in skips from the HWRCs in these areas.
This material is offered loose (i.e., not baled). This Lot will be collected by the winning bidder in their own (or a suitably qualified sub-contractor’s) walking floor articulated vehicle, or another suitable vehicle type as agreed.
(EWC 15 01 06)
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
Bidders should hold any and all permits and licences and or, an ability to demonstrate any licence exemption, as required, including but not limited to: The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012; The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (as amended); and The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (as amended) or the equivalent legislation in England and Wales, for all Waste Treatment facilities the bidder is offering, as issued by SEPA or their equivalent body in other jurisdictions. Details of the local Environmental Agency office that issued the licence(s) for the site or facility proposed should be provided.
Tenderers for all Lots must have the appropriate Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Permit, Waste Management Licence (WML) or relevant Waste Exemption demonstrating that their proposed initial waste destination (Service Provider’s Nominated Facility) can legally accept, store and treat etc. any waste stream bid for.
Hold the required Waste Carrier Licences (or exemptions) in accordance with the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 and The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991 or equivalent
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · On expiry of the contract term (intent for initial contract term is 2.5 years) and any exercised extensions.
- First published
- 5 Jun 2026, 15:58 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 13:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Jul 2026 – …
- Authority reference
DGCP-0946- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097973- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06af0dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For details of the conditions relevant to the contract, please see the Kerbside Fibres and Mixed Containers Invitation to Tender and Specification documents in the Public Contract Scotland Tender Buyer Attachments area of ITT 63866.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:845923)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
Timeline
8 Jul 2026 → 16 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline109 days ago8 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened109 days ago8 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Notice published9 days ago16 Oct 2026, 13:46 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2026, 13:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Fibres (mixed paper, card & cardboard) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)1 award | |||
| Cumbria Waste Recycling LtdSME | £123,263 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Containers (metals, plastics & cartons) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas)1 award | |||
| NORTH WEST RECYCLING LTDSME | £274,695 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Fibres (mixed paper, card & cardboard) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas) · Cumbria Waste Recycling LtdSME
- Signed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Value
- £123,263
- Status
- active
Containers (metals, plastics & cartons) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas) · NORTH WEST RECYCLING LTDSME
- Signed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Value
- £274,695
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Fibres (mixed paper, card & cardboard) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas) | 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · Containers (metals, plastics & cartons) (Dumfries & Castle Douglas) | 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dumfries Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Cumbria Waste Recycling LtdAwarded supplier
- NORTH WEST RECYCLING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria